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Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (December 17, 2025)

India, Dec. 18 -- Daha river desiltation Bihar's Water Resources Department is responsible for the desiltation and cleaning of the Daha river. The authority has taken comprehensive and concrete steps... Read More


Hayli Gubbi volcano had little to no impact on South Asia's severe air pollution: ICIMOD analysis

India, Dec. 18 -- The recent major eruption of the Hayli Gubbi volcano in Ethiopia did not increase the dangerous levels of air pollution plaguing South Asia, an analysis by the International Centre f... Read More


Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (December 16, 2025)

India, Dec. 17 -- NGT seeks replies from BBMB, Punjab and central agencies over alleged mismanagement of Bhakra and Pong dams and use of outdated rule curves Tribunal warns that delays in deciding en... Read More


Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (December 15, 2025)

India, Dec. 16 -- NGT directs Delhi authorities to fast-track desilting of drains ahead of the 2026 monsoon after reviewing reports from MCD, NDMC and DDA MCD reports record silt removal in 2025, but... Read More


Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (December 12, 2025)

India, Dec. 15 -- Meghalaya says desilting of the Myntdu river has begun and will be completed by March 2026 after damage linked to the Jowai Bypass project An NGT-appointed committee flagged lapses ... Read More


What is GRAP-IV, now in force in Delhi and the National Capital Region?

India, Dec. 14 -- Authorities in Delhi and the National Capital Region (Delhi-NCR) invoked the Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP)-IV on December 13, 2025, as air quality worsened to hazardous levels. ... Read More


Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (December 11, 2025)

India, Dec. 12 -- Look into seismic, forest right issues: NGT on Bijli Mahadev ropeway project Himachal Pradesh assured the National Green Tribunal (NGT) December 9, 2025 that the issues raised in th... Read More


Tamil Nadu IAS officer Supriya Sahu is among UNEP's 2025 'Champions of the Earth'

India, Dec. 12 -- Supriya Sahu, Additional Chief Secretary, Government of Tamil Nadu, has been named as a UNEP 'Champion of the Earth' for 2025, according to a statement by the UN body. Sahu has been... Read More


United Nations High Seas Treaty nears 2026: A new review exposes troubling gaps

India, Dec. 12 -- The UN High Seas Treaty is set to take effect in January 2026, promising stronger protection for marine biodiversity beyond national borders. But a new global review raises a tough q... Read More


As told to Parliament (December 12, 2025): India unveils its first home-grown CRISPR therapy for affordable sickle cell treatment

India, Dec. 12 -- India has launched a domestically developed CRISPR-based therapy for sickle cell anaemia, aiming for elimination of the disease by 2047. The Centre warned against excessive chemical... Read More